The concept was quite simple: retain as much of the existing building fabric as possible. Where services and amenity were required, they have provided new insertions. Working within the original envelope of the barn, they created two distinctive spaces: a long, low one for dining and a tall, smaller space that showcases the original full height of the building while also revealing the underside of the original roof shingles that have been painstakingly cleaned by the architects.

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Architects: workbylizandalex

Location: Hobart TAS 7000, Australia

Architect In Charge: Alex Nielsen, Liz Walsh

Area: 62.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Sean Fennessy

Builder: Cordwell Lane

Engineer Structural, Civil, Hydraulic: Aldanmark Consulting Engineers

Site Area: 113m2

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Gorund Floor Plan

From the architect. The concept was quite simple: retain as much of the existing building fabric as possible. Where services and amenity were required, they have provided new insertions. Working within the original envelope of the barn, they created two distinctive spaces: a long, low one for dining and a tall, smaller space that showcases the original full height of the building while also revealing the underside of the original roof s...